Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by lallysingh on Thursday May 11, 2023 @11:25AM
(#35903523)
I suspect catching on some sleep, having free time to let your mind relax, and also time to sharpen your skills will bring you up pretty quickly. Improved self awareness may not bring you the confidence you had when you were 33, and improved humility may also prevent the 'genius' perception, but you're probably already more effective an engineer now than 9 years ago. And even more so after you GET SOME SLEEP :-)
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Resources for Older Developers?
by radicalbyte on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:18PM
(#35904369)
Me too. Even without that I'm way more effective than then because now that I'm handicapped I had to focus less on me and more on the entire value chain.
Ruthless focus on having the maximum value for minimum effort.
> the confidence you had when you were 33, and improved humility may also prevent the 'genius' perception, but you're probably already more effective an engineer now than 9 years ago.
I can’t speak empirically to how people’s self awareness changes over time, but this quote rings true for me. I have more humility and a different kind of confidence.
In particular, I am less confident about a lot of things, but even more aware when other people are overconfident. In other words, I know I don’t grasp the complete reality, but I’m damn sure you don’t either. :)